Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

إِتَّطَأَ

Root: وطأ

Form: 8

Full Definition

إِتَّطَأَVIII It was prepared, and became plain, smooth, or soft. [See also 5.]
2 إِتَّطَأَ العِشَآءُ The evening became completely dark: [or the period of nightfall fully came:] also read إِيتَطَى, accord. to the dial. of the tribe of Keys, and explained as signifying the period of nightfall came. The latter verb also signifies “ concurrence, or concord, and agreement, with another. ”
3 إِيتَطَأَ الشَّهْرُ [About half the month has elapsed]. This is said a day before the half, and a day after the half.
4 إِتَّطَأَ, or إِيتَطَأَ, measure إِفْتَعَلَ [in the TA written إِسْتَطَأَ, which is doubtless a mistake,] It was right, and attained its full period; was perfect, or complete.


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